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Veterans' Health

New Report: Hundreds More Veterans Discharged Illegally

By Lisa Chedekel | March 23, 2012

The Department of Defense has illegally discharged hundreds of veterans since 2008 for alleged personality disorder, skirting requirements intended to reduce such diagnoses and depriving veterans of benefits, according to an analysis of data by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA).

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